
The Poisoned Roots is a narrative driven game about abuse, obsession, and the dark secrets of a troubled American home. It’s a short game, and is intended to be played in a single sitting.
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The Poisoned Roots is a narrative driven game about abuse, obsession, and the dark secrets of a troubled American home. It’s a short game, and is intended to be played in a single sitting.

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Jesse Turner, a 29-year-old employee of an insurance company, moves to a neighboring state after being assigned to a local branch. As he settles into his new place, he encounters unusual events that soon turn his life into a real nightmare.

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An anomaly horror game where you investigate a barn as Officer Walsh while paranoia, your relationship and the reality of it all slowly collapse, and decisions are gonna have to be made.
Jesse Turner, a 29-year-old employee of an insurance company, moves to a neighboring state after being assigned to a local branch. As he settles into his new place, he encounters unusual events that soon turn his life into a real nightmare.
Why similar: Crime 16.7%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Thriller 13.8%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 8.2%
An anomaly horror game where you investigate a barn as Officer Walsh while paranoia, your relationship and the reality of it all slowly collapse, and decisions are gonna have to be made.
Why similar: Investigation 17.4%, Crime 14.9%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Thriller 8.8%, Realistic 7.2%
A first-person investigative thriller where your family is kidnapped and you must carry out various demands from the kidnapper in order to prolong their lives. However, if you are sharp, you might also uncover clues to track down their location and devise a rescue plan.
Why similar: Crime 13.8%, Thriller 13.6%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 11.1%
A psychological home-invasion horror set in the bleak year of 1992, focusing on tension, atmosphere, and an immersive soundtrack. The story involves elements of a cult, rituals meant to reach the dead, and the haunting presence of those who should have remained in the past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.1%, Thriller 14.5%, Crime 10%, Realistic 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%
An immersive adventure game about the secrets of radio broadcasts. Take a journey to the Exclusion Zone, face the time anomaly, and solve the mystery behind the broadcasts from 1986.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Investigation 14.1%, Thriller 12.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Realistic 7.9%
Mark Thompson accepts a late-night shift in a mysterious office, but what seemed like a routine night quickly turns into a nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Thriller 16%, Crime 13.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Realistic 8.3%
An immersive adventure game about the secrets of radio broadcasts. Take a journey to the Exclusion Zone, face the time anomaly, and solve the mystery behind the broadcasts from 1986.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Investigation 15.8%, Thriller 14.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Realistic 8.1%
Step into the role of a detective in DETECTIVE Scene Crime, a challenging mystery game where you’ll investigate five gripping crime scenes. Each level presents clues, testimonies, and puzzles to analyze carefully in your quest for the truth. Do you have what it takes to solve them all?
Why similar: Crime 21.5%, Investigation 20.3%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Thriller 9.8%
As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Investigation 12.9%, Mystery 11%, Thriller 9.2%, Story Rich 8.4%
Test your detective instincts across three challenging cases. No hints, no help—just you, your intuition, and your ability to piece together the truth. Can you solve the mystery?
Why similar: Crime 22.3%, Investigation 21%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Mystery 12.2%, Realistic 9.8%
Mia Lorenson, wakes up in an abandoned hospital full of questions. What happened to her? What happened to the world? Edengate: The Edge of Life is an interactive experience reflecting on feelings of uncertainty, isolation and hope in the face of devastation.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14%, Investigation 11.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Linear 9.6%, Story Rich 9.1%
It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Mystery 13.3%, Thriller 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Exploration 7.7%
Uncover your grandfather's sinister experiments in "Shattered Reflections." Dive into a twisted Mirror Realm, face every-minute terrors, collect Soul Essence, and shape your fate. Are you ready for a psychological descent into darkness?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.2%, Thriller 15.9%, Realistic 8.9%, Investigation 8.2%, Mystery 7.7%
Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the prologue episode of the Dark Memories anthology.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Investigation 16.5%, Crime 16%, Thriller 10.4%, Mystery 10.3%
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Thriller 16.8%, Investigation 13.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Realistic 8%
Curse of the Crimson Stag is a story-driven mystery thriller in which you explore a blurred line between supernatural occurrences and past tragedy. Uncover what led to the abandoning of the once luxurious Whiteroot Hotel. Local myth tells of a wrathful spirit known as the Crimson Stag…
Why similar: Investigation 26.6%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Thriller 13.4%, Mystery 8.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
MINDMIST is a first-person, story-driven game about exploring the dark side of human history. You will visit the past and witness some of the historical events that represent how we, as humans, are greedy and inclined to fight.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Investigation 19.9%, Realistic 10.4%, Story Rich 8.5%, Linear 7.7%
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
Why similar: Crime 18.2%, Investigation 15.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Thriller 10.9%, Story Rich 7.5%
Dread Neighbor is a first-person, multi-perspective psychological horror game. Play as a young woman living alone in an unusually cheap apartment. As the days pass, combat the overwhelming sense of unease, malice, and the unshakable feeling that you’re being watched from every crack in the room.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Crime 14.2%, Thriller 13.9%, Investigation 12.2%, Mystery 10%
One cold case, four deathbed flashbacks. Every shift in perspective overturns the "truth" you believed. Story-driven, with exploration, deduction, puzzles, and combat. Ready for a mind-bending thrill ride with twists at every turn?
Why similar: Investigation 18.5%, Crime 17.9%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 7.9%
A horror game about escaping from a mysterious place after a chilling encounter in the woods. Explore, stay quiet, and make tough choices as you search for a way out.
Why similar: Crime 16.3%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Thriller 16.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Realistic 8%
A marriage between first person exploration and visual novel, blessed with a sprinkle of puzzle gameplay. Immerse yourself in a period drama that intertwines romance with murder mystery, as a young cleric who must resist or give in to the charms of a strikingly beautiful maid.
Why similar: Crime 15.6%, Thriller 13.7%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 12.3%, Walking Simulator 11.2%
Truth is not singular. Gather the evidence, build your own scenario, and experience the outcome.
Why similar: Investigation 18.7%, Crime 16.5%, Mystery 11.8%, Thriller 11.5%, Walking Simulator 10.4%
Texas, 1975. He only kills parents. He leaves the children alive. Now he’s waiting for you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Crime 17.3%, Investigation 10.4%, Exploration 7.4%, Thriller 7.3%
Mysterious murders are happening in the area where Dave lives. In an attempt to draw attention to these horrific events, he decides to make a short film. As his project becomes known, frightening events begin to happen around him.
Why similar: Crime 17.4%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Thriller 14.2%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Realistic 7.6%
At 3:12 AM, someone knocked. The door was locked from the inside. A story-rich psychological horror where you explore and investigate a Kolkata home as reality begins to repeat, change, and remember.
Why similar: Investigation 20.6%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Thriller 12.4%, Mystery 9.9%, Story Rich 7.6%
"The Black Within is a single-player first-person psychological horror game that takes players on a chilling journey into the depths of the human psyche. When selling her soul for fame and fortune, Laila Rose faces the consequences of her actions. A tale where greed, fear, and change intertwine.
Why similar: Investigation 15.4%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Thriller 13.2%, Mystery 10%, Emotional 8%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Thriller 12.9%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 8.6%, Emotional 6.9%
Welcome to The Backrooms. The hardest part isn't trying to escape. It's resisting the part of yourself that is starting to prefer it here.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Thriller 14.6%, Atmospheric 11%, Psychological 10.4%, Exploration 8%
A story-driven, first-person adventure game offering a cinematic experience. Embark on a journey to HaustVille, an abandoned settlement in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore your surroundings and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of the last survivors.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Investigation 19.8%, Mystery 15.2%, Story Rich 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.2%
You were on the brink of becoming homeless, but that's when you found a sewer job application, you got accepted. What seemed like a chill work at first turned quickly in to an unsettling experience.
Why similar: Thriller 16%, Investigation 16%, Mystery 12.1%, Walking Simulator 11%, Realistic 8.6%
"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?
Why similar: Thriller 18.6%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Linear 8.3%
Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.8%, Thriller 15.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Realistic 7.9%, Story Rich 7.8%
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Investigation 17.4%, Crime 17.2%, Thriller 12.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Emotional 7.2%
Escaped from Liam's obsession, Kate seeks refuge in her grandpa's mansion. Strange occurrences raise questions about Liam's presence or another figure. Unraveling mysterious letters, Kate embarks on a journey, seeking peace.
Why similar: Thriller 16.5%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Linear 7.1%
Fear Within is a short first-person psychological horror experience where the past lingers, even when its memories are lost. Explore familiar spaces through slow-paced exploration, uncover unsettling fragments of the past, and face a growing sense of fear driven by atmosphere and sound.
Why similar: Crime 19.7%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Thriller 16.8%, Exploration 8.6%, First-Person 7.2%
Explore the halls of the underground cult of The Open Hand. Experience the test rooms setup for your initiation in this psychological horror exploration game. Never forget....they are always watching.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Investigation 15.7%, Mystery 9.9%, Exploration 8.5%, Realistic 8.4%
Karpatia is a first-person story-driven mystery. Bring pictures to life by matching them with the world, explore an eerie yet home-like castle, unveil its hidden nature and return your lost little brother. If the castle let you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Thriller 16.5%, Mystery 12%, Realistic 8.2%, Emotional 7.7%
A late-night thrill turns into a nightmare. Olivia sneaks into Creepwood Wonderland Carnival with her boyfriend, expecting a fun night alone in the park. But something feels off. Distant footsteps. Faint whispers. Someone else is here… Watching.
Why similar: Thriller 17.4%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Mystery 12.8%, Linear 8%, Atmospheric 7.8%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Investigation 19.6%, Thriller 15.5%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Mystery 9.3%, Emotional 8.4%
While tasked with disposing of bodies for the mafia, you carry a mutilated corpse without question. However, as time passes, the secrets of the body you carry slowly begin to surface.
Why similar: Crime 21.8%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Thriller 14.8%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Realistic 7.4%
You play as a traveler stranded on a cold, stormy night after your car runs out of gas. With no signal and nowhere else to go, you follow your dying GPS to a small roadside motel— but what seems like a safe place quickly turns into something far more sinister.
Why similar: Crime 17.6%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Thriller 14.8%, Investigation 9.2%, Mystery 9%
In TRAILCAM, you are a wildlife investigator called to the Appalachian Mountains to solve mysterious missing person cases. Using trail cameras from your watchtower, you’ll uncover a sinister truth, navigating a non-linear plot full of twists. Can you solve the mystery?
Why similar: Crime 26.9%, Investigation 21%, Thriller 17.3%, Walking Simulator 9%, Realistic 6.3%
Nightwatch is a first-person mystery game that plays out in the woods of Rivertidecreek, a walking simulator that features choices of dialogues and different puzzles. The artwork will make you feel absorbed in the game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Mystery 14.6%, Thriller 11.4%, Story Rich 9.9%, Linear 9.6%
You play as Emma, who wakes up in an abandoned house without any prior memory of how she ended up there. Investigate your surroundings, uncover the mysteries of the house and connect memories from your past as you try to escape in this short, first person atmospheric horror game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Thriller 14.4%, Realistic 9.5%, Linear 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.6%
In the early 2000s, a series of horrifying incidents shattered countless lives across the world. No one truly understood the purpose behind them. Some called it corruption, others called it power beyond humanity. The real monsters were never demons, but humans with absolute control over others.
Why similar: Crime 17.9%, Investigation 15.7%, Walking Simulator 13%, Thriller 12.7%, Mystery 9.3%
IFU is a psychological horror about a young guy who is forcibly locked in an abandoned mansion of a dead surgeon along with his restless soul.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Thriller 15.5%, Investigation 15%, Mystery 8.8%, Story Rich 7%
The Backrooms Origins is a first person exploration and psychological horror game about famous creepypasta the backrooms. Explore levels of backrooms and try to keep your sanity.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Thriller 14.3%, Investigation 14.3%, Realistic 9.3%, Mystery 8.3%
Beyond the Evil is an psychological horror game that places the player to a hard experience to find who created one supposed plague that might doom the world.
Why similar: Investigation 22.3%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Thriller 14.5%, Mystery 13.1%, Realistic 8.6%
Altitude's Toll is a short walking simulator mystery set in Himalayas. Deliver packages as sherpa and uncover possibly the biggest Himalayan secret in history.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.8%, Mystery 15.7%, Story Rich 9.3%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Exploration 8.2%
Unhomely is a retro-inspired first person psychological indie horror game. You play a journalist who has 3 days alone in a reclusive tech CEO's cabin to get the exclusive on his new project and save your career.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Investigation 18.5%, Thriller 15%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 7.6%
Shift realities with the flick of a light switch and plunge into the grotesque to uncover your family's twisted past. A psychological horror game where you must balance the light you need to progress with the terrifying nightmares it summons.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Thriller 11.9%, Mystery 9.9%, Realistic 9.7%, Atmospheric 7.8%
Investigate a mysterious old museum as an agent of the Anomalous Research Bureau. Identify strange anomalies, file accurate reports, and endure the nights until your investigation is complete.
Why similar: Investigation 24.2%, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Exploration 8.5%, First-Person 7.5%
Your friend is missing in the Australian outback and you must find her. Search the Internet for clues, solve mysterious puzzles and uncover the conspiracy of the vanishing hikers of Golden Valley.
Why similar: Investigation 17.2%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Mystery 14.3%, Crime 11.9%, Story Rich 8.6%
Ethan Reid, a 33 year old man craving a break from his demanding routine, decides to take a much needed trip with his girlfriend. What was meant to be a peaceful getaway quickly takes an unexpected turn, setting events in motion that Ethan could have never anticipated.
Why similar: Crime 21.9%, Walking Simulator 19.3%, Investigation 19.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.4%
A psychological horror game where a stepfather is left alone with a disturbing child. Explore a quiet house, face growing nightmares, and piece together the truth behind the boy’s behavior.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Thriller 14.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Realistic 7.7%
“Pieces of Me” is not a classic horror game with jump scares, but a psychological thriller-drama in the walking simulator genre. It is a spin-off of “September 7th”
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Thriller 18.5%, Mystery 11.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Realistic 7.1%
INVARIANT is a first-person psychological horror game. Step into the shattered mind of a mathematician. Rely on your destructive addiction to bend reality, explore ever-changing environments, and hide from the terrifying manifestations of your grief. Truth and lies are a sip apart.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, Realistic 10.2%, Thriller 10.1%, Story Rich 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.5%
A psychological first-person horror about a house that hides a disturbing truth beneath its walls. Explore, uncover fragments of the past, and decide whether to confront what lies below… or leave it buried forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Emotional 9.3%, Realistic 8.2%, First-Person 8.1%
Screaming In The Basement is an inspired-by P.T. psychological horror game with an immersive atmosphere. You play as Mike, a fearless journalist determined to expose the truth, as he investigates a family brutally killed by a serial killer.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Investigation 17.9%, Thriller 14.8%, Realistic 8.1%, Story Rich 8%